Chapter 303

Chapter 303

The Spirit Realm was a kind of independent country founded by spirits in the center of the DMZ, it was also classified as one of the giant fields in CS.

The government is trying to restore the country, but it's like some monsters have set up a country without permission, so of course they have to issue a decree of extermination, and the land will only be returned to the government after paying a lot of blood.

Yes, tons of blood.

It was practically a war.

So what were the dark spirits doing then?

Well, they weren't doing much in the turbulence of war.

One by one, they began to split off from their packs to avoid annihilation, and later, they became mercenaries and villains themselves.

The creation of something similar to the Foreign Legion is still a distant future, so my plan had to work.

If this works, not only can I stop the war from happening, but I can also recruit a large number of people who would otherwise become villains or mercenaries.

As I followed Black Hand, organizing the plan in my head, I finally saw what I had been waiting for.

-This is our city. Darkness.

A vast expanse of space inside the cave, a magnificent underground city carved out of the rock.

"......It's quite large. There's a facility like this underground?"

"Yes. It seems to be the size of a city."

Just like the city's name, there wasn't much light around.

Minimal sources of light, barely visible by normal human standards, were spread throughout the caverns.

Darkness, then, seemed a fitting name.

-The conference room is this way. Contractor.

He led the way to a building that was far more ornately carved than the others around it.

The neighborhood looked like nothing more than a large hollow when I checked it out during a mission in the game......but it had apparently been completely destroyed in the aftermath of the war.

As I ascended the building's stairs, I came upon a large conference room.

-I will summon the Elders, please, please wait a moment.

With that, Black Hand left us and walked away.

The atmosphere was relaxed and the old man turned to me as if he couldn't take it anymore.

"Eugene, what's all this about? Who’s the contractor of Dark Spirit and what is he after?"

Apparently, he was most curious about the fact that I had used the name of the Dark Spirit.

Because it's known that they are still active, I had already walked all the way here and had already organized my answers. Diiscover new stories at novelhall.com

"Oh, that's not a big deal, I caught Dark Spirit."

"......What? You caught Dark Spirit? You?"

The old man's expression was one of shock, as if he hadn't expected my words.

"Uh, how did you do it? From what I've heard and seen of him, he's not someone you can easily take on with your powers."

"Oh, it was no big deal, he's an assassin after all, right? I unleashed this on him as soon as I realized he was in his hideout."

With that, I handed the old man a gem bomb.

"This......is the bomb you were holding just now."

"Yes. A friend of mine is researching it at the academy, and since it's a gemstone-based bomb, it's supposed to work well against beings like spirits."

"So......was also a dark elemental?"

"Yes, that's something I found out later, but it was also a higher-level dark elemental, so I expected them to be connected to him......but apparently he was the leader of the group."

The old man nods, as if it's starting to make sense.

"......Certainly. If he's determined and hiding inside the DMZ, who could find it, and I can see why the other powers haven't found it."

So he raised another question.

"So what do you intend to do with them, do you really intend to use them to wage war against this ‘Spirit Realm’?"

"Yes, why wouldn't I? I mean, I have access to mercenaries that cost me nothing and are fully armed, right?"

Among other things.

“They are experts in this area, right? I think it’s worth a try.”

Enough men and bombs. And with a powerful Awakened, what's to fear.

"And I'm going to rescue Dulchan's parents as soon as possible, because I promised I would."

Yeah, I guess that's what they were wondering after all.

"Freedom. I will create a free city in this land. I will declare it a land where neither spirits nor humans discriminate against each other."

Their mouths drop open at the same time as I answer.

"A new city will be built in this land. A land where spirits can roam freely. A place where sins are punished fairly, whether they are committed by humans or spirits. I have come here to build such a city."

──What you've said is contrary to the ‘Spirit Realm', which is only for spirits.

But that's why the dark spirits would resonate so deeply with my words. A faction of spirits who were exiled because they were uniquely stronger than others.

Spirits ostracized by all.

There may never be true peace, but at least there would be laws, and a land where they could live as equals.

-Would such a place......truly be possible?

They had to wonder.

Would it really be possible to make no distinction between humans and spirits and punish them solely for their sins?

And it was possible.

No, to be precise, it is not generally possible, but I know all too well how to make it possible.

I have seen and practiced it many times, and there are places where it is already being done.

"──Overwhelming fear."

"──Overwhelming violence."

"──Overwhelming scale."

Things that can only be seen in Corleone.

"Whether human or spirit, in the end, such things are bound to be consumed."

At my bold declaration, the spirits' expressions slowly begin to change.

-You mean it's true.

-Will we be able to operate outside?

-The Spirit Realm. Can it really be destroyed?

Is it the influence of the Eloquent Speaker?

The people who were afraid of my words just a moment ago are now beginning to feel hopeful.

-What can we do?

-I'll help you if you promise.

-More details. Tell me more.

The questions began to multiply.

"Of course, it's war. We will wage war. Of course, you can't do it alone, so the humans I'm with will come to your aid."

-We lack many things.

"We will supply you with weapons."

-Most of the trained young men were killed. We are weak.

"I will bring in the experts you need."

-We don't have enough defenses. If the enemy comes in at this rate, we will suffer......devastating damage.

"I'll call in my people to fix that too. In no time at all, this place will be a fortress of safety."

Just as despair grows when hope turns to fear, so too does fear turn to hope.

"Okay, well, I'd like you to fill out this one thing before we start."

With that, I held out the contract I had prepared in advance to them.

-This is......What is it?

-A contract. I think it's a contract for something.

"Oh, nothing much, just an alliance agreement that we're going to be together."

A contract that only says they're coming under Corleone’s umbrella.

I grinned at them and handed them a pen.

"Once you have my full support, you'll have to become part of the...... family, right?"

Welcome to our family, dark spirits.